About Us

TWIST (Together We Invest for Systems Transformation) is a collective of investors, practitioners, and facilitators from around the world who are actively deploying capital and/or facilitating processes for positive systems change.

Originally conceived in 2020 by Charly Kleissner and Tharald Nustad, TWIST was officially launched at Katapult Future Fest in May 2022. Since then, TWIST has expanded into a global initiative, guided by a Steering Committee and enriched by its Community of Practice members. These members now represent 6 continents, and have collectively contributed case studies and practical experiences highlighting a distinct opportunity in investing for systems change.

Ultimately, TWIST envisions a world in which all capitals are effectively activated for positive systems transformation, where resilient systems sustain and regenerate life. TWIST’s role is to activate the investor community and foster an enabling environment for positive systems transformation. We invite you to join us on this mission.

TWIST Ecosystem

The TWIST Ecosystem thrives on the collective wisdom of the TWIST Community of Practice members and the TWIST Partners, who have shaped TWIST mission and activities from the very beginning. Since our inception, their lived experiences and deep expertise have shaped our mission and refined our approach to investing for systems change.

Our collective brings together a diverse range of asset owners (i.e., family offices, high-net-worth individuals, foundations and financial institutions), and enablers of systems change (i.e., academics, coalition leaders, asset managers, enabling platforms, consultants and network leaders). These systems change actors also serve as a bridge into the perspectives of many stakeholders, including implementers and individuals affected by the respective system.

Click on the Kumu Map below (developed in collaboration with ReImagined Futures) to learn more about the organisations that are part of the TWIST Ecosystem. In the map, you will also find links to the publicly available information of their work:

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Meet the TWIST Steering Committee

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Tharald Nustad
Co-Initiator of TWIST and Founder of Katapult Group

Alison Fort
Managing Director of TWIST and Katapult Foundation

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Charly Kleissner
Co-Initiator of TWIST and Co-Founder of Toniic and KL Felicitas Foundation

Alexandra (Alie) Korijn
Founding Managing Director of TWIST

Richard Azarnia
Co-Founder of The Good Investors

Lisa Kleissner
Co-Founder of Toniic and KL Felicitas Foundation

Philipp Essl
Managing Director, Head of Impact, of Better Society Capital

Joe Hsueh
Founder of Omplexity

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Nicolas Michaelsen
Founder of Materra Capital

Hanson Gong
Managing Partner of Oogway Capital

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Jason Jay
Director of MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative

Julie Engelhorn
Founder of Pollex GmbH

TWIST Team

Alison Fort
Managing Director

Danielle DeRose
Operations Director

Francesca Merletti
Community, Communications and Events Manager

Maria Balcazar Tellez Community Initiatives Lead

Aman Agarwal
Technical Project Manager

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